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| P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pt | ||
| 1 | Chelsea | 51 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 49 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 14 | +67 | 117 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 50 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 65 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 21 | +73 | 111 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 51 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 54 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 19 | +52 | 108 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 51 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 51 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 48 | 25 | +53 | 106 |
| 5 | Everton | 51 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 25 | +20 | 84 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 51 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 29 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 49 | 38 | +26 | 83 |
| 7 | Portsmouth | 51 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 32 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 38 | +3 | 75 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 51 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 31 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 41 | -8 | 71 |
| 9 | Manchester City | 51 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 44 | 28 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 47 | -4 | 69 |
| 10 | West Ham United | 51 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 37 | -14 | 63 |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 51 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 32 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 39 | -14 | 60 |
| 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 51 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 52 | 40 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 41 | +1 | 58 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 51 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 35 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 52 | -25 | 56 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 51 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 49 | -30 | 54 |
| 15 | Wigan Athletic | 51 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 44 | -20 | 53 |
| 16 | Fulham | 50 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 36 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 35 | -21 | 53 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 51 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 44 | -22 | 51 |
| 18 | Reading | 38 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 41 | -25 | 36 |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 38 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 39 | -16 | 35 |
| 20 | Hull City | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | -2 | 21 |
| 21 | Stoke City | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 15 | -11 | 14 |
| 22 | West Bromwich Albion | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -14 | 11 |
| 23 | Derby County | 38 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 46 | -69 | 11 |
Points based on points system that applied at the time
Goal difference then goals scored applies when teams are level on points







